Figures compiled by the Centre for Retail Research showed that a number of major chain collapses contributed to a 41 jump in job losses.

PLANS have been submitted seeking permission to make eternal alterations to an empty Catholic Church building.

One hundred and twenty people have been confirmed dead after a plane caught fire during a landing at an airport in South Korea. The National Fire Agency confirmed the death toll in the southern city ...

HERE is a look at five planning stories we covered in St Helens during December. This includes applications that were submitted, or decided on by St Helens Council planners. PLANS to build houses on ...

In Mississippi, one person died in Adams County and two people were injured in Franklin County, according to a spokesperson ...

A plane veered off the runway, hit a fence and caught fire at an airport in southern South Korea, killing at least 47 people, emergency officials said. The National Fire Agency said the fire was ...

Sunday’s newspaper front pages carry a wide range of political and entertainment stories. The Sunday Express says the UK has pledged £4.5 million to help prosecutors track down Russian soldiers ...

The records from the National Archives in Dublin show that the SDLP and the Irish government were heavily against the idea.

Papers contained in the annual release of documents from the National Archives in Dublin show that Janet Reno, the attorney general at the time, wanted to stop Mr Adams from fundraising because of a ...

The General Election was “particularly difficult for quite a number of colleagues”, Commons Leader Lucy Powell has said, as she expressed concerns about the “personalisation of targeted abuse”.

A POWER cut has hit residents in a part of St Helens tonight, Saturday. The outage has affected properties in the area of Elephant Lane. The issue was reported to Scottish Power at 10.51pm on December ...

Luke Littler struggled to hit top form but still did enough to ease into the last 16 of the World Darts Championship with a 4-1 win over Ian White at Alexandra Palace. The 17-year-old survived a ...